amylaceous

[am-uh-ley-shuh s]

adjective

of the nature of starch; starchy.

Origin of amylaceous

First recorded in 1820–30; amyl- + -aceous

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Historical Examples of amylaceous

For this purpose, almost every amylaceous vegetable at once plentiful and cheap has, in its turn, been eagerly appropriated.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I
Arnold Cooley
Amylaceous, Amyloid, composed of starch (amylum), or starch-like.
The Elements of Botany
Asa Gray
Next in order to the saccharine foods as the source of indigestion in gouty persons come the amylaceous aliments.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II
Various
The saccharine, or amylaceous substances constitute the most abundant of the proximate constituents of plants.
The Stock-Feeder's Manual
Charles Alexander Cameron
Like the other amylaceous substances, it forms a valuable and nutritious article of food for the invalid.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom
P. L. Simmonds

British Dictionary definitions for amylaceous

amylaceous

adjective

of or resembling starch

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amylaceous in Medicine

amylaceous

[ăm′ə-lā′shəs]

adj.

Of, relating to, or resembling starch; starchy.